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Op-Ed: Tensions heat up in Taiji

Taiji - The story of the annual slaughter of dolphins and whales in the town of Taiji, Japan, brought to the world stage by the documentary The Cove, continues to circulate among animal rights activists and environmentalists as tensions reach a climax.

Bottlenose dolphins await their fate in Taiji cove

Taiji - Dolphin activists are sending out direct appeals to Japan and Japanese embassies, begging Taiji to spare a pod of bottlenose dolphins driven into the cove last night.

Cove guardian for Sea Shepherd arrested in Taiji, Japan

Erwin Vermeulen, a Dutch national and cove guardian for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been arrested in Taiji, Japan.

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These bottlenose dolphins captured in the cove last season were slaughtered.

These bottlenose dolphins captured in the cove last season, were slaughtered.

Heather Hill/Save Japan Dolphins

The pod of bottlenose dolphins currently awaiting their fate in Taiji s cove. The sign in front decl...

The pod of bottlenose dolphins currently awaiting their fate in Taiji's cove. The sign in front declared the mammals to be the property of Taiji Fisherman's Union.

Heather Hill/Save Japan Dolphins

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